Towards a Standardised Framework of Patients' Rights across Europe

Votta M, Mc Mahon SA, Ilieva R, Zanetti JK, Hejzak R, Nieminen S, Jutila L, Samouilidis A, Vella C, Maes J, Grzesiak I, Kolodziej M, De Lima MTF, Fraga C, Valcea L and Gunther P

Published on: 2025-07-24

Abstract

We - patient’s associations, patients’ advocacy groups and civil society organizations committed on public health - applaud the Polish institutions for the political value of including the topic of patients' rights in the programme of the 2025 Polish presidency of the Council of the European Union [1] - thus placing it at the centre of the European political agenda. As outlined in the published White Paper “Healthcare Policy Recommendations” [2], the willingness to implement concrete measures aimed at officially adopting the European Charter of Patients' Rights [3] marks a key step that has been awaited for years.